Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Theodosius the Great and His Women; II. Aelia Eudoxia Augusta; III. Aelia Pulcheria Augusta; IV. Aelia Eudocia Augusta; V. The Controversy Over the Mother of God; VI. Two Empresses Who Refused to Be One; VII. From Dominion to Sainthood; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Theodosian Empresses sets a series of compelling women on the stage of history and offers new insights into the eastern court in the fifth century